Executive summary This executive summary presents the results of a rapid review of the evidence relating to access to NHS healthcare for deaf people and people with hearing loss. We reviewed 3,427 records identified through a primary database search (PubMed and Web of Science) and a grey literature search designed with input from RNID subject experts....
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Discussion
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No actionable clinical change from this executive summary alone, but audiologists and service leads should use the full review to identify evidence gaps and support commissioning of accessible NHS communication infrastructure.
A structured rapid evidence review drawing on nearly 3,500 records provides the most methodologically credible synthesis yet of NHS access barriers for deaf and hearing-loss patients in the UK.
- 01Rapid evidence review screened 3,427 records from PubMed and Web of Science.
- 02Focus is specifically on NHS healthcare access for deaf people and those with hearing loss in the UK.
- 03Published as an executive summary, implying a fuller underlying report.
- 04Provides the evidence backbone for RNID's broader access-to-healthcare campaign.
- 05Methodology (systematic search across two major databases) raises credibility above opinion or anecdote.
A rapid evidence review of 3,427 records demonstrates barriers to NHS healthcare access for deaf people and people with hearing loss in the UK.
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